Merapi Alert Status; Hikers Banned to Go Near 3 Km Radius Area
14 July 2018 18:52 WIB
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Mount Merapi in Yogyakarta and Central Java is still bearing alert status. The Research Center and Geological Technology Development calls on the public, through its Instagram account @bpptkg, to not approach the peak of Merapi.
The report was released on Friday, July 13, based on the observation at the volcano's visual monitoring, earthquake, emissions measurement, deformation, and recording of rain and lava from July 6 to 12.
It suggests the climbers, hikers and the community living around the slopes of Merapi to empty the area within the 3-kilometer radius from the top of the volcano and are asked to raise awareness.
The people can monitor the actual activity of Merapi through the nearest observation post, via radio frequency of 165.075 MHz, and website merapi.bgl.esdm.go.id, or BPPTKG social media.
In this week, Merapi volcano has experienced two shallow volcano-tectonic earthquakes, 13 earthquake gusts, 22 multiphase earthquakes, 52 earthquakes, and 14 tectonic earthquakes.
Meanwhile, the weather is observed to be bright in the morning and evening, while foggy at noon and in the afternoon. As for this week, there was no rain at the observation post of Mount Merapi.
FRANCISCA CHRISTY ROSANA
